Interdisciplinary training at the University of Maryland, College Park

[Todd Troyer]

The Neuroscience and Cognitive Science (NACS) program at the University of
Maryland (http://www.life.umd.edu/nacs) solicits applications for students
interested in interdisciplinary graduate training.  The NACS program
offers a breadth of research and training, and offers courses in the
neural, cognitive, and computational sciences.  Students have the
opportunity to work across disciplines, across labs, and even at multiple
sites (such as NIH or UM Baltimore). In addition to the over 70 NACS
faculty distributed among 14 departments, there is the potential of
working with scientists at NIH, USDA, NIST, the National Zoo and the
Smithsonian Institution.  The program offers competitive, multi-year
stipends that may include family health insurance and full tuition
remission.

Many NACS faculty take a computational or combined computational/experimental
approach to the study of neural and cognitive function.  A selected
sample of research strengths on campus includes:
   Neuroethological and comparative approaches to auditory processing.
   Sensorimotor integration in animal, human, and neuromorphic systems.
   Dynamical approaches to neural processing and motor behavior.
   Linguistics and the cognitive neuroscience of language. 
   Affective and cognitive approaches to human development.
Interested students are encouraged to visit the NACS web site at

http://www.life.umd.edu/nacs/

or to write to

NACS, Biology/Psychology Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Phone: 301-405-8910
e-mail: sd136 at umail.umd.edu

College Park is located close to Washington DC, with easy access by Metro or car to the rich cultural life of the DC metropolitan area.